The Relative Rewards and Costs of Childlessness for Older Women.

Houser, Betsy Bosak; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ314936

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Publication Date: 1984

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The Relative Rewards and Costs of Childlessness for Older Women.

Houser, Betsy Bosak; And Others

Psychology of Women Quarterly, v8 n4 p395-98 Sum 1984

Interviewed currently married or widowed women aged 60-75 (N=719), either childless or with one or more children, about advantages and disadvantages of childlessness and about other family-related and social areas. Results indicated that childless older women did not conform to a stereotype of unhappiness and dissatisfaction. (BH)

Descriptors: Females, Life Satisfaction, Older Adults, Social Exchange Theory

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Language: English

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